Education

Hope College, B.A. Biology & Chemistry 1974

• Undergraduate Research Project (with Dr. Eldon Greij): "Breeding Biology of the Common Gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) in Michigan."

University of North Dakota, M.S. Biology 1979

• Thesis: "Water Chemistry & Aquatic Invertebrates in Strip-mine Ponds in Western North Dakota."

University of Missouri, Ph.D. Ecology 1987

• Dissertation: "The Relationship Among Wetland Invertebrate Abundance, Litter Decomposition, and Nutrient Dynamics in Bottomland Hardwood Ecosystems."

Affiliations

North American Benthological Society

Society of Wetland Scientists

Society for Conservation Biology

Activities

Evansville Audubon Society

Ohio Valley Birding Festival

Passions/Hobbies

Birdwatching, fishing, hiking, and gardening